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Sioux relations with the U.S. Government

By Thebossman
  • first contact with French fur traders

    first contact with French fur traders

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    sioux tribe interactions with the U.S. Government

  • wounded knee massacre

    wounded knee massacre

    The massacre at Wounded Knee Creek was the last major armed conflict between the Lakota and the United States.
  • souix move to reservations

    souix move to reservations

    Later in the 19th century, the railroads hired hunters to exterminate the buffalo herds, the Indians' primary food The indians became dependent upon annual federal payments guaranteed by treaty to survive